Burger King is selling dog food

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Burger King is adding actual dog food to its menu.

No, this is not a sly attempt to brand some queasy fast food offering as unfit for human consumption. This is an actual announcement that Burger King is giving away Dogppers — that's a "flame-grilled," Whopper-flavored dog biscuit — free with the purchase of a Whopper through delivery service DoorDash.

Burger King rolled out the deal on Wednesday, along with a range of ads featuring vaguely threatening dogs begging for Whoppers. There's also a very dramatic video to match.

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The new Burger King promotion runs through Dec. 4, and can be accessed by using the code "DOGPPER" on DoorDash. Dogppers are made of "oat flour, brown rice flour, beef, cheddar cheese, eggs and sesame seeds," a spokesperson tells Today. They are also, we must add, not for human consumption.

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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.